コード例 #1
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class AbstractCLIProgram(Loggable):
    """
    This class is an "abstract" CLI program.

    To create a new CLI program, create a new class,
    derived from this one, and overload
    ``NAME``, ``HELP``, and ``perform_command()``.

    :param use_sys: if ``True``, call ``sys.exit`` when needed;
                    otherwise, never call ``sys.exit`` and
                    just return a return code/value
    :type  use_sys: bool
    :param string invoke: the CLI command to be invoked
    :param rconf: a runtime configuration. Default: ``None``, meaning that
                  default settings will be used.
    :type  rconf: :class:`aeneas.runtimeconfiguration.RuntimeConfiguration`
    """

    NAME = gf.file_name_without_extension(__file__)

    AENEAS_URL = u"http://www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/"
    DOCS_URL = u"http://www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/docs/"
    GITHUB_URL = u"https://github.com/ReadBeyond/aeneas/"
    ISSUES_URL = u"https://github.com/ReadBeyond/aeneas/issues/"
    RB_URL = u"http://www.readbeyond.it"

    NO_ERROR_EXIT_CODE = 0
    ERROR_EXIT_CODE = 1
    HELP_EXIT_CODE = 2

    HELP = {
        "description": u"An abstract CLI program",
        "synopsis": [],
        "options": [],
        "parameters": [],
        "examples": []
    }

    TAG = u"CLI"

    def __init__(self, use_sys=True, invoke=None, rconf=None, logger=None):
        super(AbstractCLIProgram, self).__init__(rconf=rconf, logger=logger)
        self.invoke = u"python -m aeneas.tools.%s" % (self.NAME) if (
            invoke is None) else invoke
        self.use_sys = use_sys
        self.formal_arguments_raw = []
        self.formal_arguments = []
        self.actual_arguments = []
        self.log_file_path = None
        self.verbose = False
        self.very_verbose = False

    PREFIX_TO_PRINT_FUNCTION = {
        Logger.CRITICAL: gf.print_error,
        Logger.DEBUG: gf.print_info,
        Logger.ERROR: gf.print_error,
        Logger.INFO: gf.print_info,
        Logger.SUCCESS: gf.print_success,
        Logger.WARNING: gf.print_warning
    }

    def print_generic(self, msg, prefix=None):
        """
        Print a message and log it.

        :param msg: the message
        :type  msg: Unicode string
        :param prefix: the (optional) prefix
        :type  prefix: Unicode string
        """
        if prefix is None:
            self._log(msg, Logger.INFO)
        else:
            self._log(msg, prefix)
        if self.use_sys:
            if (prefix is not None) and (prefix
                                         in self.PREFIX_TO_PRINT_FUNCTION):
                self.PREFIX_TO_PRINT_FUNCTION[prefix](msg)
            else:
                gf.safe_print(msg)

    def print_error(self, msg):
        """
        Print an error message and log it.

        :param string msg: the message
        """
        self.print_generic(msg, Logger.ERROR)

    def print_info(self, msg):
        """
        Print an info message and log it.

        :param string msg: the message
        """
        self.print_generic(msg, Logger.INFO)

    def print_success(self, msg):
        """
        Print a success message and log it.

        :param string msg: the message
        """
        self.print_generic(msg, Logger.SUCCESS)

    def print_warning(self, msg):
        """
        Print a warning message and log it.

        :param string msg: the message
        """
        self.print_generic(msg, Logger.WARNING)

    def exit(self, code):
        """
        Exit with the given exit code,
        possibly with ``sys.exit()``.

        :param code: the exit code
        :type  code: int
        :rtype: int
        """
        if self.use_sys:
            sys.exit(code)
        return code

    def print_help(self, short=False):
        """
        Print help message and exit.

        :param short: print short help only
        :type  short: bool
        """
        header = [
            u"",
            u"NAME",
            u"  %s - %s" % (self.NAME, self.HELP["description"]),
            u"",
        ]

        synopsis = [u"SYNOPSIS", u"  %s [-h|--help|--version]" % (self.invoke)]
        if "synopsis" in self.HELP:
            for syn, opt in self.HELP["synopsis"]:
                if opt:
                    opt = u" [OPTIONS]"
                else:
                    opt = u""
                synopsis.append(u"  %s %s%s" % (self.invoke, syn, opt))

        synopsis.append(u"")

        options = [
            u"  -h : print short help and exit",
            u"  --help : print full help and exit",
            u"  --version : print the program name and version and exit",
            u"  -l[=FILE], --log[=FILE] : log verbose output to tmp file or FILE if specified",
            u"  -r=CONF, --runtime-configuration=CONF : apply runtime configuration CONF",
            u"  -v, --verbose : verbose output",
            u"  -vv, --very-verbose : verbose output, print date/time values",
        ]
        if "options" in self.HELP:
            for opt in self.HELP["options"]:
                options.append(u"  %s" % (opt))
        options = [u"OPTIONS"] + sorted(options) + [u""]

        parameters = []
        if ("parameters" in self.HELP) and (len(self.HELP["parameters"]) > 0):
            parameters.append(u"PARAMETERS")
            for par in self.HELP["parameters"]:
                parameters.append(u"  %s" % (par))
            parameters.append(u"")

        examples = []
        if ("examples" in self.HELP) and (len(self.HELP["examples"]) > 0):
            examples.append(u"EXAMPLES")
            for exa in self.HELP["examples"]:
                examples.append(u"  %s %s" % (self.invoke, exa))
            examples.append(u"")

        footer = [
            u"EXIT CODES",
            u"  %d : no error" % (self.NO_ERROR_EXIT_CODE),
            u"  %d : error" % (self.ERROR_EXIT_CODE),
            u"  %d : help shown, no command run" % (self.HELP_EXIT_CODE),
            u"",
            u"AUTHOR",
            u"  Alberto Pettarin, http://www.albertopettarin.it/",
            u"",
            u"REPORTING BUGS",
            u"  Please use the GitHub Issues Web page : %s" %
            (self.ISSUES_URL),
            u"",
            u"COPYRIGHT",
            u"  2012-2016, Alberto Pettarin and ReadBeyond Srl",
            u"  This software is available under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3",
            u"",
            u"SEE ALSO",
            u"  Code repository  : %s" % (self.GITHUB_URL),
            u"  Documentation    : %s" % (self.DOCS_URL),
            u"  Project Web page : %s" % (self.AENEAS_URL),
            u"",
        ]

        msg = header + synopsis + options + parameters + examples
        if not short:
            msg += footer
        if self.use_sys:
            self.print_generic(u"\n".join(msg))
        return self.exit(self.HELP_EXIT_CODE)

    def print_name_version(self):
        """
        Print program name and version and exit.

        :rtype: int
        """
        if self.use_sys:
            self.print_generic(u"%s v%s" % (self.NAME, aeneas_version))
        return self.exit(self.HELP_EXIT_CODE)

    def run(self, arguments, show_help=True):
        """
        Program entry point.

        Please note that the first item in ``arguments`` is discarded,
        as it is assumed to be the script/invocation name;
        pass a "dumb" placeholder if you call this method with
        an argument different that ``sys.argv``.

        :param arguments: the list of arguments
        :type  arguments: list
        :param show_help: if ``False``, do not show help on ``-h`` and ``--help``
        :type  show_help: bool
        :rtype: int
        """
        # convert arguments into Unicode strings
        if self.use_sys:
            # check that sys.stdin.encoding and sys.stdout.encoding are set to utf-8
            if not gf.FROZEN:
                if sys.stdin.encoding not in ["UTF-8", "UTF8"]:
                    self.print_warning(
                        u"The default input encoding is not UTF-8.")
                    self.print_warning(
                        u"You might want to set 'PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8' in your shell."
                    )
                if sys.stdout.encoding not in ["UTF-8", "UTF8"]:
                    self.print_warning(
                        u"The default output encoding is not UTF-8.")
                    self.print_warning(
                        u"You might want to set 'PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8' in your shell."
                    )
            # decode using sys.stdin.encoding
            args = [gf.safe_unicode_stdin(arg) for arg in arguments]
        else:
            # decode using utf-8 (but you should pass Unicode strings as parameters anyway)
            args = [gf.safe_unicode(arg) for arg in arguments]

        if show_help:
            if u"-h" in args:
                return self.print_help(short=True)

            if u"--help" in args:
                return self.print_help(short=False)

            if u"--version" in args:
                return self.print_name_version()

        # store formal arguments
        self.formal_arguments_raw = arguments
        self.formal_arguments = args

        # to obtain the actual arguments,
        # remove the first one and "special" switches
        args = args[1:]
        set_args = set(args)

        # set verbosity, if requested
        for flag in set([u"-v", u"--verbose"]) & set_args:
            self.verbose = True
            args.remove(flag)
        for flag in set([u"-vv", u"--very-verbose"]) & set_args:
            self.verbose = True
            self.very_verbose = True
            args.remove(flag)

        # set RuntimeConfiguration string, if specified
        for flag in [u"-r", u"--runtime-configuration"]:
            rconf_string = self.has_option_with_value(flag,
                                                      actual_arguments=False)
            if rconf_string is not None:
                self.rconf = RuntimeConfiguration(rconf_string)
                args.remove("%s=%s" % (flag, rconf_string))

        # set log file path, if requested
        log_path = None
        for flag in [u"-l", u"--log"]:
            log_path = self.has_option_with_value(flag, actual_arguments=False)
            if log_path is not None:
                args.remove("%s=%s" % (flag, log_path))
            elif flag in set_args:
                handler, log_path = gf.tmp_file(
                    suffix=u".log",
                    root=self.rconf[RuntimeConfiguration.TMP_PATH])
                args.remove(flag)
            if log_path is not None:
                self.log_file_path = log_path

        # if no actual arguments left, print help
        if (len(args) < 1) and (show_help):
            return self.print_help(short=True)

        # store actual arguments
        self.actual_arguments = args

        # create logger
        self.logger = Logger(tee=self.verbose,
                             tee_show_datetime=self.very_verbose)
        self.log([u"Formal arguments: %s", self.formal_arguments])
        self.log([u"Actual arguments: %s", self.actual_arguments])
        self.log([u"Runtime configuration: '%s'", self.rconf.config_string()])

        # perform command
        exit_code = self.perform_command()
        self.log([u"Execution completed with code %d", exit_code])

        # output log if requested
        if self.log_file_path is not None:
            self.log([
                u"User requested saving log to file '%s'", self.log_file_path
            ])
            self.logger.write(self.log_file_path)
            if self.use_sys:
                self.print_info(u"Log written to file '%s'" %
                                self.log_file_path)

        return self.exit(exit_code)

    def has_option(self, target):
        """
        Return ``True`` if the actual arguments include
        the specified ``target`` option or,
        if ``target`` is a list of options,
        at least one of them.

        :param target: the option or a list of options
        :type  target: Unicode string or list of Unicode strings
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if isinstance(target, list):
            target_set = set(target)
        else:
            target_set = set([target])
        return len(target_set & set(self.actual_arguments)) > 0

    def has_option_with_value(self, prefix, actual_arguments=True):
        """
        Check if the actual arguments include an option
        starting with the given ``prefix`` and having a value,
        e.g. ``--format=ogg`` for ``prefix="--format"``.

        :param prefix: the option prefix
        :type  prefix: Unicode string
        :param actual_arguments: if ``True``, check among actual arguments;
                                 otherwise check among formal arguments
        :rtype actual_arguments: bool
        :rtype: Unicode string or None
        """
        if actual_arguments:
            args = self.actual_arguments
        else:
            args = self.formal_arguments
        for arg in [
                arg for arg in args
                if (arg is not None) and (arg.startswith(prefix + u"="))
        ]:
            lis = arg.split(u"=")
            if len(lis) >= 2:
                return u"=".join(lis[1:])
        return None

    def perform_command(self):
        """
        Perform command and return the appropriate exit code.

        :rtype: int
        """
        self.log(u"This function should be overloaded in derived classes")
        self.log([u"Invoked with %s", self.actual_arguments])
        return self.NO_ERROR_EXIT_CODE

    def check_c_extensions(self, name=None):
        """
        If C extensions cannot be run, emit a warning
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.
        If ``name`` is not ``None``, check just
        the C extension with that name.

        :param name: the name of the Python C extension to test
        :type  name: string
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if not gf.can_run_c_extension(name=name):
            if name is None:
                self.print_warning(u"Unable to load Python C Extensions")
            else:
                self.print_warning(u"Unable to load Python C Extension %s" %
                                   (name))
            self.print_warning(u"Running the slower pure Python code")
            self.print_warning(
                u"See the documentation for directions to compile the Python C Extensions"
            )
            return False
        return True

    def check_input_file_or_directory(self, path):
        """
        If the given path does not exist, emit an error
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.

        :param path: the path of the input file or directory
        :type  path: string (path)
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if (not gf.file_can_be_read(path)) and (not os.path.isdir(path)):
            self.print_error(u"Unable to read file or directory '%s'" % (path))
            self.print_error(
                u"Make sure the path is written/escaped correctly and that you have read permission on it"
            )
            return False
        return True

    def check_input_file(self, path):
        """
        If the given path does not exist, emit an error
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.

        :param path: the path of the input file
        :type  path: string (path)
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if not gf.file_can_be_read(path):
            self.print_error(u"Unable to read file '%s'" % (path))
            self.print_error(
                u"Make sure the file path is written/escaped correctly and that you have read permission on it"
            )
            return False
        return True

    def check_output_file(self, path):
        """
        If the given path cannot be written, emit an error
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.

        :param path: the path of the output file
        :type  path: string (path)
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if not gf.file_can_be_written(path):
            self.print_error(u"Unable to create file '%s'" % (path))
            self.print_error(
                u"Make sure the file path is written/escaped correctly and that you have write permission on it"
            )
            return False
        return True

    def check_output_directory(self, path):
        """
        If the given directory cannot be written, emit an error
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.

        :param path: the path of the output directory
        :type  path: string (path)
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if not os.path.isdir(path):
            self.print_error(u"Directory '%s' does not exist" % (path))
            return False
        test_file = os.path.join(path, u"file.test")
        if not gf.file_can_be_written(test_file):
            self.print_error(u"Unable to write inside directory '%s'" % (path))
            self.print_error(
                u"Make sure the directory path is written/escaped correctly and that you have write permission on it"
            )
            return False
        return True

    def get_text_file(self, text_format, text, parameters):
        if text_format == u"list":
            text_file = TextFile(logger=self.logger)
            text_file.read_from_list(text.split(u"|"))
            return text_file
        else:
            if text_format not in TextFileFormat.ALLOWED_VALUES:
                self.print_error(u"File format '%s' is not allowed" %
                                 (text_format))
                self.print_error(u"Allowed text file formats: %s" %
                                 (" ".join(TextFileFormat.ALLOWED_VALUES)))
                return None
            try:
                return TextFile(text,
                                text_format,
                                parameters,
                                logger=self.logger)
            except OSError:
                self.print_error(u"Cannot read file '%s'" % (text))
            return None

    def print_no_pafy_error(self):
        self.print_error(
            u"You need to install Python modules youtube-dl and pafy to download audio from YouTube. Run:"
        )
        self.print_error(u"$ pip install youtube-dl pafy")
        self.print_error(u"or, to install for all users:")
        self.print_error(u"$ sudo pip install youtube-dl pafy")
コード例 #2
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class AbstractCLIProgram(Loggable):
    """
    This class is an "abstract" CLI program.

    To create a new CLI program, create a new class,
    derived from this one, and overload
    ``NAME``, ``HELP``, and ``perform_command()``.

    :param use_sys: if ``True``, call ``sys.exit`` when needed;
                    otherwise, never call ``sys.exit`` and
                    just return a return code/value
    :type  use_sys: bool
    :param string invoke: the CLI command to be invoked
    :param rconf: a runtime configuration. Default: ``None``, meaning that
                  default settings will be used.
    :type  rconf: :class:`aeneas.runtimeconfiguration.RuntimeConfiguration`
    """

    NAME = gf.file_name_without_extension(__file__)

    AENEAS_URL = u"http://www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/"
    DOCS_URL = u"http://www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/docs/"
    GITHUB_URL = u"https://github.com/ReadBeyond/aeneas/"
    ISSUES_URL = u"https://github.com/ReadBeyond/aeneas/issues/"
    RB_URL = u"http://www.readbeyond.it"

    NO_ERROR_EXIT_CODE = 0
    ERROR_EXIT_CODE = 1
    HELP_EXIT_CODE = 2

    HELP = {"description": u"An abstract CLI program", "synopsis": [], "options": [], "parameters": [], "examples": []}

    TAG = u"CLI"

    def __init__(self, use_sys=True, invoke=None, rconf=None, logger=None):
        super(AbstractCLIProgram, self).__init__(rconf=rconf, logger=logger)
        self.invoke = u"python -m aeneas.tools.%s" % (self.NAME) if (invoke is None) else invoke
        self.use_sys = use_sys
        self.formal_arguments_raw = []
        self.formal_arguments = []
        self.actual_arguments = []
        self.log_file_path = None
        self.verbose = False
        self.very_verbose = False

    PREFIX_TO_PRINT_FUNCTION = {
        Logger.CRITICAL: gf.print_error,
        Logger.DEBUG: gf.print_info,
        Logger.ERROR: gf.print_error,
        Logger.INFO: gf.print_info,
        Logger.SUCCESS: gf.print_success,
        Logger.WARNING: gf.print_warning,
    }

    def print_generic(self, msg, prefix=None):
        """
        Print a message and log it.

        :param msg: the message
        :type  msg: Unicode string
        :param prefix: the (optional) prefix
        :type  prefix: Unicode string
        """
        if prefix is None:
            self._log(msg, Logger.INFO)
        else:
            self._log(msg, prefix)
        if self.use_sys:
            if (prefix is not None) and (prefix in self.PREFIX_TO_PRINT_FUNCTION):
                self.PREFIX_TO_PRINT_FUNCTION[prefix](msg)
            else:
                gf.safe_print(msg)

    def print_error(self, msg):
        """
        Print an error message and log it.

        :param string msg: the message
        """
        self.print_generic(msg, Logger.ERROR)

    def print_info(self, msg):
        """
        Print an info message and log it.

        :param string msg: the message
        """
        self.print_generic(msg, Logger.INFO)

    def print_success(self, msg):
        """
        Print a success message and log it.

        :param string msg: the message
        """
        self.print_generic(msg, Logger.SUCCESS)

    def print_warning(self, msg):
        """
        Print a warning message and log it.

        :param string msg: the message
        """
        self.print_generic(msg, Logger.WARNING)

    def exit(self, code):
        """
        Exit with the given exit code,
        possibly with ``sys.exit()``.

        :param code: the exit code
        :type  code: int
        :rtype: int
        """
        if self.use_sys:
            sys.exit(code)
        return code

    def print_help(self, short=False):
        """
        Print help message and exit.

        :param short: print short help only
        :type  short: bool
        """
        header = [u"", u"NAME", u"  %s - %s" % (self.NAME, self.HELP["description"]), u""]

        synopsis = [u"SYNOPSIS", u"  %s [-h|--help|--version]" % (self.invoke)]
        if "synopsis" in self.HELP:
            for syn, opt in self.HELP["synopsis"]:
                if opt:
                    opt = u" [OPTIONS]"
                else:
                    opt = u""
                synopsis.append(u"  %s %s%s" % (self.invoke, syn, opt))

        synopsis.append(u"")

        options = [
            u"  -h : print short help and exit",
            u"  --help : print full help and exit",
            u"  --version : print the program name and version and exit",
            u"  -l[=FILE], --log[=FILE] : log verbose output to tmp file or FILE if specified",
            u"  -r=CONF, --runtime-configuration=CONF : apply runtime configuration CONF",
            u"  -v, --verbose : verbose output",
            u"  -vv, --very-verbose : verbose output, print date/time values",
        ]
        if "options" in self.HELP:
            for opt in self.HELP["options"]:
                options.append(u"  %s" % (opt))
        options = [u"OPTIONS"] + sorted(options) + [u""]

        parameters = []
        if ("parameters" in self.HELP) and (len(self.HELP["parameters"]) > 0):
            parameters.append(u"PARAMETERS")
            for par in self.HELP["parameters"]:
                parameters.append(u"  %s" % (par))
            parameters.append(u"")

        examples = []
        if ("examples" in self.HELP) and (len(self.HELP["examples"]) > 0):
            examples.append(u"EXAMPLES")
            for exa in self.HELP["examples"]:
                examples.append(u"  %s %s" % (self.invoke, exa))
            examples.append(u"")

        footer = [
            u"EXIT CODES",
            u"  %d : no error" % (self.NO_ERROR_EXIT_CODE),
            u"  %d : error" % (self.ERROR_EXIT_CODE),
            u"  %d : help shown, no command run" % (self.HELP_EXIT_CODE),
            u"",
            u"AUTHOR",
            u"  Alberto Pettarin, http://www.albertopettarin.it/",
            u"",
            u"REPORTING BUGS",
            u"  Please use the GitHub Issues Web page : %s" % (self.ISSUES_URL),
            u"",
            u"COPYRIGHT",
            u"  2012-2016, Alberto Pettarin and ReadBeyond Srl",
            u"  This software is available under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3",
            u"",
            u"SEE ALSO",
            u"  Code repository  : %s" % (self.GITHUB_URL),
            u"  Documentation    : %s" % (self.DOCS_URL),
            u"  Project Web page : %s" % (self.AENEAS_URL),
            u"",
        ]

        msg = header + synopsis + options + parameters + examples
        if not short:
            msg += footer
        if self.use_sys:
            self.print_generic(u"\n".join(msg))
        return self.exit(self.HELP_EXIT_CODE)

    def print_name_version(self):
        """
        Print program name and version and exit.

        :rtype: int
        """
        if self.use_sys:
            self.print_generic(u"%s v%s" % (self.NAME, __version__))
        return self.exit(self.HELP_EXIT_CODE)

    def run(self, arguments, show_help=True):
        """
        Program entry point.

        Please note that the first item in ``arguments`` is discarded,
        as it is assumed to be the script/invocation name;
        pass a "dumb" placeholder if you call this method with
        an argument different that ``sys.argv``.

        :param arguments: the list of arguments
        :type  arguments: list
        :param show_help: if ``False``, do not show help on ``-h`` and ``--help``
        :type  show_help: bool
        :rtype: int
        """
        # convert arguments into Unicode strings
        if self.use_sys:
            # check that sys.stdin.encoding and sys.stdout.encoding are set to utf-8
            if not gf.FROZEN:
                if sys.stdin.encoding not in ["UTF-8", "UTF8"]:
                    self.print_warning(u"The default input encoding is not UTF-8.")
                    self.print_warning(u"You might want to set 'PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8' in your shell.")
                if sys.stdout.encoding not in ["UTF-8", "UTF8"]:
                    self.print_warning(u"The default output encoding is not UTF-8.")
                    self.print_warning(u"You might want to set 'PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8' in your shell.")
            # decode using sys.stdin.encoding
            args = [gf.safe_unicode_stdin(arg) for arg in arguments]
        else:
            # decode using utf-8 (but you should pass Unicode strings as parameters anyway)
            args = [gf.safe_unicode(arg) for arg in arguments]

        if show_help:
            if u"-h" in args:
                return self.print_help(short=True)

            if u"--help" in args:
                return self.print_help(short=False)

            if u"--version" in args:
                return self.print_name_version()

        # store formal arguments
        self.formal_arguments_raw = arguments
        self.formal_arguments = args

        # to obtain the actual arguments,
        # remove the first one and "special" switches
        args = args[1:]
        set_args = set(args)

        # set verbosity, if requested
        for flag in set([u"-v", u"--verbose"]) & set_args:
            self.verbose = True
            args.remove(flag)
        for flag in set([u"-vv", u"--very-verbose"]) & set_args:
            self.verbose = True
            self.very_verbose = True
            args.remove(flag)

        # set RuntimeConfiguration string, if specified
        for flag in [u"-r", u"--runtime-configuration"]:
            rconf_string = self.has_option_with_value(flag, actual_arguments=False)
            if rconf_string is not None:
                self.rconf = RuntimeConfiguration(rconf_string)
                args.remove("%s=%s" % (flag, rconf_string))

        # set log file path, if requested
        log_path = None
        for flag in [u"-l", u"--log"]:
            log_path = self.has_option_with_value(flag, actual_arguments=False)
            if log_path is not None:
                args.remove("%s=%s" % (flag, log_path))
            elif flag in set_args:
                handler, log_path = gf.tmp_file(suffix=u".log", root=self.rconf[RuntimeConfiguration.TMP_PATH])
                args.remove(flag)
            if log_path is not None:
                self.log_file_path = log_path

        # if no actual arguments left, print help
        if (len(args) < 1) and (show_help):
            return self.print_help(short=True)

        # store actual arguments
        self.actual_arguments = args

        # create logger
        self.logger = Logger(tee=self.verbose, tee_show_datetime=self.very_verbose)
        self.log([u"Formal arguments: %s", self.formal_arguments])
        self.log([u"Actual arguments: %s", self.actual_arguments])
        self.log([u"Runtime configuration: '%s'", self.rconf.config_string()])

        # perform command
        exit_code = self.perform_command()
        self.log([u"Execution completed with code %d", exit_code])

        # output log if requested
        if self.log_file_path is not None:
            self.log([u"User requested saving log to file '%s'", self.log_file_path])
            self.logger.write(self.log_file_path)
            if self.use_sys:
                self.print_info(u"Log written to file '%s'" % self.log_file_path)

        return self.exit(exit_code)

    def has_option(self, target):
        """
        Return ``True`` if the actual arguments include
        the specified ``target`` option or,
        if ``target`` is a list of options,
        at least one of them.

        :param target: the option or a list of options
        :type  target: Unicode string or list of Unicode strings
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if isinstance(target, list):
            target_set = set(target)
        else:
            target_set = set([target])
        return len(target_set & set(self.actual_arguments)) > 0

    def has_option_with_value(self, prefix, actual_arguments=True):
        """
        Check if the actual arguments include an option
        starting with the given ``prefix`` and having a value,
        e.g. ``--format=ogg`` for ``prefix="--format"``.

        :param prefix: the option prefix
        :type  prefix: Unicode string
        :param actual_arguments: if ``True``, check among actual arguments;
                                 otherwise check among formal arguments
        :rtype actual_arguments: bool
        :rtype: Unicode string or None
        """
        if actual_arguments:
            args = self.actual_arguments
        else:
            args = self.formal_arguments
        for arg in [arg for arg in args if (arg is not None) and (arg.startswith(prefix + u"="))]:
            lis = arg.split(u"=")
            if len(lis) >= 2:
                return u"=".join(lis[1:])
        return None

    def perform_command(self):
        """
        Perform command and return the appropriate exit code.

        :rtype: int
        """
        self.log(u"This function should be overloaded in derived classes")
        self.log([u"Invoked with %s", self.actual_arguments])
        return self.NO_ERROR_EXIT_CODE

    def check_c_extensions(self, name=None):
        """
        If C extensions cannot be run, emit a warning
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.
        If ``name`` is not ``None``, check just
        the C extension with that name.

        :param name: the name of the Python C extension to test
        :type  name: string
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if not gf.can_run_c_extension(name=name):
            if name is None:
                self.print_warning(u"Unable to load Python C Extensions")
            else:
                self.print_warning(u"Unable to load Python C Extension %s" % (name))
            self.print_warning(u"Running the slower pure Python code")
            self.print_warning(u"See the documentation for directions to compile the Python C Extensions")
            return False
        return True

    def check_input_file_or_directory(self, path):
        """
        If the given path does not exist, emit an error
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.

        :param path: the path of the input file or directory
        :type  path: string (path)
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if (not gf.file_can_be_read(path)) and (not os.path.isdir(path)):
            self.print_error(u"Unable to read file or directory '%s'" % (path))
            self.print_error(u"Make sure the path is written/escaped correctly and that you have read permission on it")
            return False
        return True

    def check_input_file(self, path):
        """
        If the given path does not exist, emit an error
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.

        :param path: the path of the input file
        :type  path: string (path)
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if not gf.file_can_be_read(path):
            self.print_error(u"Unable to read file '%s'" % (path))
            self.print_error(
                u"Make sure the file path is written/escaped correctly and that you have read permission on it"
            )
            return False
        return True

    def check_output_file(self, path):
        """
        If the given path cannot be written, emit an error
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.

        :param path: the path of the output file
        :type  path: string (path)
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if not gf.file_can_be_written(path):
            self.print_error(u"Unable to create file '%s'" % (path))
            self.print_error(
                u"Make sure the file path is written/escaped correctly and that you have write permission on it"
            )
            return False
        return True

    def check_output_directory(self, path):
        """
        If the given directory cannot be written, emit an error
        and return ``False``. Otherwise return ``True``.

        :param path: the path of the output directory
        :type  path: string (path)
        :rtype: bool
        """
        if not os.path.isdir(path):
            self.print_error(u"Directory '%s' does not exist" % (path))
            return False
        test_file = os.path.join(path, u"file.test")
        if not gf.file_can_be_written(test_file):
            self.print_error(u"Unable to write inside directory '%s'" % (path))
            self.print_error(
                u"Make sure the directory path is written/escaped correctly and that you have write permission on it"
            )
            return False
        return True

    def get_text_file(self, text_format, text, parameters):
        if text_format == u"list":
            text_file = TextFile(logger=self.logger)
            text_file.read_from_list(text.split(u"|"))
            return text_file
        else:
            if text_format not in TextFileFormat.ALLOWED_VALUES:
                self.print_error(u"File format '%s' is not allowed" % (text_format))
                self.print_error(u"Allowed text file formats: %s" % (" ".join(TextFileFormat.ALLOWED_VALUES)))
                return None
            try:
                return TextFile(text, text_format, parameters, logger=self.logger)
            except OSError:
                self.print_error(u"Cannot read file '%s'" % (text))
            return None

    def print_no_pafy_error(self):
        self.print_error(u"You need to install Python modules youtube-dl and pafy to download audio from YouTube. Run:")
        self.print_error(u"$ pip install youtube-dl pafy")
        self.print_error(u"or, to install for all users:")
        self.print_error(u"$ sudo pip install youtube-dl pafy")